i can..

Ruby is 2 and a 1/4 and can

* talks in almost complete sentences of 3-5 words.
* loves reading books, can read his favourite books without us
* love repeating simple rhymes, playing with sound combos as found in Dr Suess
* pharaphrases simple stories from pictures or books
* loves singing and can carry a simple tune: B-I-N-G-O, rolly polly, Old Mac Donald, Mary had a Little Lamb, Twinkle Twinkle, Three Blind Mice, Sleeping Bunnies
* picks up on sentimential emotion of songs like 'some where over the rainbow' and mimics it as he sings
* understands "now, soon, and later"
* stacks blocks and toys
* can put together his tricky wood puzzles of 6-12 pieces puzzle
* matches shape silhouette to object, such as silhouette of a animal to the animal
* knows basic shapes: square, heart, circle, triangle, diamond
* loves drawing and painting draws a circle, but likes detailed text likes drawing with fine pens rather than crayons
* matches an object to a picture of that object
* identifies colors such as red, blue, yellow, green, pink, purple, white, black and can often tell you what colour something is
* can count to 12 in english and 7 in spanish
* is very interested animals, he likes picking out their tail, feet, ears, etc. etc. likes showing you what makes them different form another one, like a Moose and a Reindeer or a gorilla and a chimp.

He is amazing